OS-CRI-1001 What is Critical Thinking

Course Description

Critical thinking is one of many ways to think about information, problems you need to solve, or decisions you need to make. This course introduces you to critical thinking skills and how you might use them.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define critical thinking
• Describe how critical thinking relates to intuitive thinking
• Describe some examples of critical thinking skills
• List qualities shared by critical thinkers
• List intellectual values embraced by critical thinkers
• Explain some benefits of critical thinking
• List some barriers to critical thinking

Estimated completion time (hours): 1.2